FLINT, Michigan — The city of Flint is asking the state for more grant funding to demolish its vacant, burned out and crumbling structures.

The city has submitted a written request asking that any left over federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds that weren't spent by other cities be forwarded to Flint, said Jesse Buchanan, of the city's building and safety department.

The city has 1,200 to 1,500 structures targeted for demolition, he said. City crews are continually knocking down homes that have been torched by fire or pose a public safety hazard, he said.

"We're still out there every day," Buchanan said.

The city has some federal grant dollars for demolition, but "we're running low," he said.

"We have plenty of demolition to do," he said.

The city and Genesee County Land Bank received a combined $25 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 funding in 2010. Most of it was earmarked for the Smith Village housing development while the balance was spent on demolition, acquisition or the rehabilitation of foreclosures.